Jes and Rob discuss the movie Just Mercy, its themes, and how the movie impacted their lives.

Quick Episode Summary

• :19 Intro!

• 1:04 Personal Checkin

• Jes celebrates a milestone in her son's life

• Rob's 3-year-old is a Kanye West fan and 

• 4:09 Overview of mass incarceration in America

• highest incarceration rates in the entire world

• 97% of people take a plea bargain in place of going to trial. 

• 8:39 Just Mercy Overview

• Dominique Gilliard unpacks the movie from the viewer's point of view. 

• Harper Lee and Just Mercy geographical connection

• The story of Bryan Stevenson and Walter McMillian

• 12:22 Jes gives her initial thoughts 

• "You are guilty from the moment you are born."

• 14:19 Rob gives his initial thoughts

• Seeing Bryan Stevenson as a mentor from afar. 

• Learning just as much from the company as the movie's content. 

• 17:14 Remembering the cost of seeking justice

• 21:24 The hidden cost of processing the content

• Experiencing content based on what you uniquely bring to the table.

• Choosing when and when not to talk during tough conversations. 

• 24:46 Episode debrief and looking ahead to pt. 2

• 25:54 Outro

• 26:28 Next episode preview

Thank you to DJ Pdogg and Producer Lo Key for our awesome music throughout the show!

 Follow DJ Pdogg online:

• www.djpdogg.com
  

Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Jes

• Capitol Broadcasting Podcast Network

• Just Mercy - Movie

• Just Mercy - Book

• Equal Justice Initiative

• Dominique Gilliard - Rethinking Incarceration (Book)

• Just Mercy discussion guide

Our sponsors:

• ReCity Network

• Coastal Credit Union

Our hosts:

• Jes Averhart, cofounder of Black Wallstreet Homecoming

• Rob Shields, executive director of the Recity Network.

Our Producer:

• Michael Baylor